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Will @VanessaOnAir ask @Heidi_LDN @TfL if she thinks "Concealing or denying failings, for the sake of the organisation's public image, is dishonesty on the part of the organisation for reputational benefit & constitutes a form of institutional corruption"?
Because if @BBCLondonNews @BBCTomEdwards bothered to investigate how often @TfL misleads Public & @LondonAssembly about its Poor Safety Performance—cf 1) #StopKillingBusDrivers 2) #CroydonCrash #CoverUp 3) #LondonBusWatch—would be obvious b/c evidence already in public domain.
QED 1. Why doesn't @BBCLondonNews look into @TfL Commissioner & @MayorofLondon "Misleading Statements about Middle Door Boarding & #Covid19 Risk Reduction"? @SadiqKhan admits decision had nothing to do w science. london.gov.uk/questions/2021… HT>@KeithPrinceAM
#StopKillingBusDrivers @MayorofLondon tells @KeithPrinceAM "from Mar20-May21, 90 @TfL Workers killed by #Covid19" BUT "TfL is unable to report on the number of Taxi or Private Hire drivers who have died in service" @TootlestheTaxi @GMBLondonRegion @BWTUC london.gov.uk/questions/2021…
TfL Data released w that MQT response that reveals OVER HALF (53%, 47 of 90) @TfL Worker Deaths from #Covid19 occurred AFTER May20, i.e. AFTER 1st Wave. Weren't any 'lessons learned' @SadiqKhan @Heidi_LDN @MichaelMarmot? HT>@KevinMustafa16 @therealdojj @MalLunam @LeeOdams 
#StopKillingBusDrivers Did @BarneyDavisES @EveningStandard do any research before publishing this bit of what looks like (to me, anyway) @TfL Public Relations? @GeorgeOsborne @RossLydall @MayorofLondon @Heidi_LDN standard.co.uk/news/transport…
July #MQT @SadiqKhan told @KeithPrinceAM 'Drivers sit in self-contained cabs which have had additional seals added protective screen to virtually isolate area from passenger contact following work to minimise risks by @TfL @unitetheunion & Bus Operators' london.gov.uk/questions/2020…
So, if Bus Drivers "virtually isolated" from passengers why'd TfL buy "Grayson Thermal Systems" new 'device'? BTW FOI says Grayson Thermal tasked by @TfL in March 2013 to fix air conditioning problems on Boris Bus. How'd that turn out? #JustAskin whatdotheyknow.com/request/air_co…
#StopKillingBusDrivers "#NoMarmotCoverUp" @MLiebreich 6 Qs to @MichaelMarmot have been answered thru @KeithPrinceAM @CarolinePidgeon MQTs. So what is @TheMarmotReview going to Investigate re @TfL Bus Driver #Covid19 Deaths? FAO @MayorofLondon @Heidi_LDN saferoxfordstreet.blogspot.com/2020/07/nomarm…
Question 1: What did @TfL do to ensure BusCos delivering their services were minimising risk to their drivers & other staff – which is, after all, 1 of their statutory responsibilities? A: @CarolinePidgeon MQT shows TfL CALLED BusCo Bosses & @unitetheunion london.gov.uk/questions/2020…
Question 2: Did @TfL undertake checks of rest facilities at bus depots to ensure that BusCos were policing social distancing between drivers between routes? A: @CarolinePidgeon MQT shows TfL hasn't invoked those contract powers under @SadiqKhan EVER london.gov.uk/questions/2020…
#StopKillingBusDrivers THREAD "@TfL downplayed #COVID19 dangers to bus, rail & tube workers in critical early months" => Important @WSWS_Updates Report @MayorofLondon @CityHallLabour hope you never read. So I'll serve it up in bitesize pieces @therealdojj wsws.org/en/articles/20…
"@TfL deliberately minimised @COVID19 threat to bus & transport workers Jan-Feb, even as @WHO instructed urgent action. New documents released in @KeithPrinceAM June MQT reveal that TfL focused on operational efficiency at the expense of workers’ lives" london.gov.uk/questions/2020…
#StopKillingBusDrivers Updated @WSWS_Updates Report says @ucl denies any connection w anti-#Covid19 Bus Driver cab screens that IMO both @TfL & @unitetheunion imply UCL designed & "signed off" before Front Doors re-opened to passengers wsws.org/en/articles/20… @TheMarmotReview
"@TfL has refused to provide scientific evidence to back up its claims that their new screens “significantly reduce” the risks to drivers."—@WSWS_Updates
"Buses only returned to front-door boarding when analysis from University College London confirmed that TfL’s safety improvements to screens and the cleaning regime substantially reduces the risk to drivers." READ @MayorofLondon @TfL statement here: london.gov.uk/coronavirus/co…
#StopKillingBusDrivers The ‘Wages of Fear’ of London Bus Drivers” Excellent Investigative Reporting of @TfL Bus Driver #COVID19 Fatals by @c_ducourtieux @lemondefr w quotes from @spencersuckling @MLiebreich @KeithPrinceAM @CarolinePidgeon @RMTunion @unitetheunion @SadiqKhan
"@spencersuckling assaulted in mid-May by motorcyclist who spat on him. 'It was disgusting & I was worried abt #Covid19 so I spent 7 days at home in self-isolation. b/c I had no symptoms, I wasn't tested. Fortunately, I didn't get sick' Spencer was luckier than Belly Mujinga.."
“Spencer also luckier than the 33 London bus workers (incl 29 drivers) who died of #coronavirus. Ranjith Chandrapala, 64....Nadir Nur, 48, drove 394....Lory Locsin, Paul Aheto, Solomon Hagos, Kenneth Yeboah ... Most were of BAME origin”
#StopKillingBusDrivers What plans @TfL produce to protect London Transport Workers from known risks of #Covid19 on Public Transport when there was still time to do something in Q1? 1 of 7 FOI questions I filed that TfL has refused to answer @Heidi_LDN whatdotheyknow.com/request/tfls_p…
#StopKillingBusDrivers What was @TfL’s Chief Safety Officer Lilli Matson doing in Q1 to assess risks & take actions to protect London’s Transport Workers from #Covid19 @Heidi_LDN? 1 of 7 FOI Qs TfL just rejected. AFAIK 42 Workers Died. How many Still Ill? whatdotheyknow.com/request/tfl_ch…
#StopKillingBusDrivers Why on 2 March did @MayorofLondon think using public funds to pay Private Bus Company Employees £34M so urgent @Heidi_LDN? Transport Worker #Covid19 Risks well-known by March. Why rush to pay ‘bung’? 1 of 7 FOI Qs @TfL just refused. whatdotheyknow.com/request/docume…
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@MayorofLondon Why such a Contemptuous Non-Response to @KeithPrinceAM Question about "#COVID19 Risk Mitigation Actions put in place for @TfL Employees in Q1" You=TfL Chair, @Heidi_LDN=Dep Chair. What did TfL do? ANSWER THE QUESTION! london.gov.uk/questions/2020…
@MayorofLondon Why such a Contemptuous Non-Response to @KeithPrinceAM Question about "#COVID19 Risk Mitigation Actions put in place for @TfL Employees in Q1" You=TfL Chair, @Heidi_LDN=Dep Chair. What did TfL do? ANSWER THE QUESTION! london.gov.uk/questions/2020…
Clear & timely question & IMO @SadiqKhan's Contempt for it only begs further Qs: Were TfL's direct employees who work on Buses (e.g. revenue inspectors) & Trains offered better advice & given advance warnings re #Covid19 Risk not given to Contracted Surface Transport employees?
IMO statements made by @TfL Executives when 1st #Covid19 Bus Driver Deaths reported were an important clue. Here's TfL Surface Transport MD Gareth Powell on 4 April "The safety of our staff and customers is our absolute priority" BUS DRIVERS AREN'T STAFF "mylondon.news/news/zone-1-ne…
#StopKillingBusDrivers On 11 May Commissioner of Transport Mike Brown reported 42 London Transport Workers dead from #COVID19. tfl.gov.uk/campaign/messa… So where's @TfL's Chief Safety Officer @MayorofLondon @Heidi_LDN?
on 4 Feb @KeithPrinceAM queried Commissioner Brown: "What 'industry-recognised' qualifications does TfL's [newly-appointed internally-hired] Chief Safety Officer. have? Brown: 'getting qualified is part of development plan' so NONE.
Keith's 4 Feb 20 Q to Commissioner Brown was a follow-up his 18Dec19 MQT london.gov.uk/questions/2019… "What recruitment process was followed? Can @MayorofLondon confirm that the new Chief Safety Officer has any training or experience in HSE?" @SadiqKhan response: #WIBBLEWOBBLE
